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Tacoma, Washington (AP)
A federal court judge has upheld an arrangement between Washington state and the Squaxin Island Tribe that allows cigarette sales at Frank’s Landing, a small Indian community between Fort Lewis and Olympia.
For years a smoke shop at Frank’s Landing illegally sold untaxed cigarettes. But after federal agents raided it in 2007, the community agreed to lease the shop to the Squaxins, who had authority to tax cigarette sales and use the money for local projects.
A federal court judge has upheld an arrangement between Washington state and the Squaxin Island Tribe that allows cigarette sales at Frank’s Landing, a small Indian community between Fort Lewis and Olympia.
For years a smoke shop at Frank’s Landing illegally sold untaxed cigarettes. But after federal agents raided it in 2007, the community agreed to lease the shop to the Squaxins, who had authority to tax cigarette sales and use the money for local projects.
